During a winter storm, the temperature on the top of a mountain changed an average of -2.5°C every hour
for 12 hours. At noon, the temperature was -5°C.
During the same time period, the temperature at the
bottom of the mountain changed at the rate of
temperature change on the top of the mountain.

question is incomplete.

b.an increase in a causes b to decrease

correct choice is b

step-by-step explanation:

when you calculate the average rate of change of a function, you are finding the slope of the secant line between the two points. for the function the average rate of change from point to point can be calculated as

to find the average rate of change from day 2 to day 10, note that at day 2, 8 houses were sold, so a(2,8) and at day 10, 2 houses were sold, so b(10,2). thus,